Offspring of one's spouse, but not one's own offspring

"Stepdaughters" redirects here. For the GMA Network TV series, see The Stepdaughters.

A stepchild is the offspring of one's spouse, but not one's own offspring, either biologically or through adoption.

## Perception[edit]

The traditional usage of the term "stepfamily" refers to a married couple where one or both members of the couple have children, with a different biological parent. Some also apply the term loosely to non-custodial relationships where “stepparent" can refer to the partner of a parent with whom the child does not live.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Stepfamily

## References[edit]

1. ^ National Stepfamily Resource Center Archived 26 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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